Bradley Wiggins: A Life on a Bike

Nonfiction, Sports, Cycling, Biography & Memoir
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Author: The Guardian ISBN: 9780852654576
Publisher: Guardian Books Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: Guardian Shorts Language: English
Author: The Guardian
ISBN: 9780852654576
Publisher: Guardian Books
Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: Guardian Shorts
Language: English
Bradley Wiggins is a very British sporting hero: unassuming, private, given to a sardonic sense of humour and a strong appreciation for those that have supported him throughout his family and fans. He is also a fiercely determined competitor, a supremely passionate athlete and an eloquent ambassador for his beloved sport. Not to mention a phenomenal cyclist.Wiggo first shot to attention as a 20-year-old, taking a bronze medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Six Olympic medals later, and after one of cycling's most tumultuous periods as it battled the dope cheats Wiggins himself suffered in this war as his team withdrew from the 2007 Tour de France after one of his teammates was caught Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky assembled in Liege, Belgium for the start of the 2012 Tour.Those 12 years and the weeks that followed - from the Tour de France to the incredible gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics - are retold in this Guardian Short, a unique collection of world-class sports writing featuring the likes of William Fotheringham, Donald McRae and Bradley Wiggins himself.
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Bradley Wiggins is a very British sporting hero: unassuming, private, given to a sardonic sense of humour and a strong appreciation for those that have supported him throughout his family and fans. He is also a fiercely determined competitor, a supremely passionate athlete and an eloquent ambassador for his beloved sport. Not to mention a phenomenal cyclist.Wiggo first shot to attention as a 20-year-old, taking a bronze medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Six Olympic medals later, and after one of cycling's most tumultuous periods as it battled the dope cheats Wiggins himself suffered in this war as his team withdrew from the 2007 Tour de France after one of his teammates was caught Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky assembled in Liege, Belgium for the start of the 2012 Tour.Those 12 years and the weeks that followed - from the Tour de France to the incredible gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics - are retold in this Guardian Short, a unique collection of world-class sports writing featuring the likes of William Fotheringham, Donald McRae and Bradley Wiggins himself.

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